Bathing-rompers.



J. RUBIN.

BATHING ROMPERS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 1915.

Patented June 20, 1916.

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BATHINGr-BIOIVIPERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26%, T916.

Application filed .Tune M, 1915. Serial No. 33,983.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB RUBIN, a citition being to provide an improved construction of single garment designed primarily for use by children as a bathing romper, which will be neat and attractive in appearance, and which will be warm and comfort able to the child.

A further object is to provide a bathing romper in which the material at the waist is knitted in a manner whereby a portion representing a belt is woven integrally with the garment and causes the garment to fit snugly at the waist.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as Will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

The accompanying drawing is a view in front elevation illustrating my improved bathing romper, showing the same unbuttoned and open.

1 represents the waist portion, .and 2 the trouser portion of my improved bathing romper. The body portion 1 and trouser portion 2 are connected by a belt portion 3, and while I have referred to these several portions of the garment as separate parts,

it is to be understood that they are knitted in a single operation, and are therefore in tegral parts of the garment.

The material forming the garment is knitted flat and is then cut to the-shape and size desired. The black line 4: extending up the front of the trouser portion 2 and then en tending at a sharp angle as shown at {3, is the lineof juncture of the material as it is folded, while the dotted line 6 indicates the position of the flap 7 when in closed position.

The ends 8 are knitted on the goods, while the crotch 9, arm bands 10, and collar band 11 constitute separate parts which are sewed to the garment after it is cut.

The flap 7 is provided with button holes 12 to receive buttons 13, and closethe body portion of the garment, but it is of course to be understood that a wide range of latitude is possible in the ornamentation and attachments of the garment.

The waist portion 1 and trouser portion 2 are preferably knitted by what is known as a full cardigan stitch. The belt portion 3 is formed by what is known as a half cardi-' gan reX stitch, and this belt portion 3 is connected to the waist and the trouser portion by what is known as a tubular stitch 14.

The garment, exclusive of its arm bands 10, collar band 11, and other similar attachments, is knitted by a machine which changes the stitch to form the belt 3. The tubular stitches 14, which extend entirely around the garment, not only give a neat and attractive appearance to the garment, but allows the same to shape itself and have sufficient movement or flexibility to render the same comfortable, while the half cardigan rex stitch of the belt 3 is of appreciably less elasticity than the waist and trouser portion of the garment, so that it holds the garment in proper shape.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterationsas fairly fall within the spirit and scope'of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A bathing romper comprising a single piece of hitted material having body,

trouser and belt portions knitted together, tially than the body and trouser portion, 10 the body portion having a single substansubstantially as described. tially verticalopening extending down- In testimony whereof I have signed my wardlyfromthe neck toward the Waist line name to this specification in the presence of 5 and fastening means for connecting the two subscribing Witnesses.

edges of said opening, the trouser portion JACOB RUBIN. having a closed crotch and closed in front Witnesses: and back throughout its extent and the belt JAMES B. GoFF,

portion having less elawicity circumferen- MARIE JACKSON. 

